Current knowledge of flower visitors and pollination in the Oriental Region is summarised.
Much less is known about pollination than seed dispersal and the coverage of habitats and …

Given that both sexes of most parrots learn new vocalizations throughout life and produce
them in diverse social contexts, whereas few songbird species combine all these traits, why …

We present a general framework for characterizing the ecological and societal
consequences of biodiversity loss and applying it to the global avifauna. To investigate the …

The first edition of Tropical Rain Forests: an Ecological and Biogeographical Comparison
exploded the myth of 'the rain forest'as a single, uniform entity. In reality, the major tropical …

Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds presents an up-to-date classification of
Australian birds. Building on the authors 1994 book, The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of …

Aim We review several aspects of the structure of regional and local assemblages of nectar‐
feeding birds and bats and their relationships with food plants to determine the extent to …

Many scientific bird names describe a bird's habits, habitat, distribution or a plumage feature,
while others are named after their discoverers or in honour of prominent ornithologists. This …

Nectarivory has evolved many times in birds: although best known in hummingbirds,
sunbirds and honeyeaters, it also occurs on an opportunistic basis in a varied assortment of …

Land use changes including deforestation, road construction and agricultural
encroachments have been linked to the increased prevalence of several infectious …

Critical to the mitigation of parasitic vector-borne diseases is the development of accurate
spatial predictions that integrate environmental conditions conducive to pathogen …